Chris Bryant
| Chris Bryant link C-SPAN Website (Politician) | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christopher John Bryant 11 January 1962 Cardiff, Wales, UK |
| Alma mater | Mansfield College (Oxford) |
| Interests | Neoconservatism |
| Party | Labour Party |
Private school-educated Labour MP for Rhondda | |
Sir Chris Bryant is a Labour Member of Parliament who was appointed Northern Ireland Secretary in July 2026.
As a backbench MP, Bryant chaired the Commons Committees on Standards and on Privileges. On the Standards Committee he has actively pursued Andrew Bridgen[1] but recused himself from the Privileges Committee's investigation into whether Boris Johnson had committed contempt of parliament over statements made about "Partygate" to the House of Commons.[2]
Chris Bryant was knighted in December 2022.[3] In June 2023, it was reported that he had missed out on becoming the new Rector of Exeter College (Oxford) because he was seen as "too controversial".[4]
Russiagate
Bryant made a a formal court acceptance of errora after accusing Christopher Chandler, a New Zealand-born investor and co-founder of a London-based thinktank, the Legatum Institute, of links to Russian intelligence.[5]
Comparing Putin with Hitler
In 2022, he invoked Godwin's law:
On 14 February 2022, John Pilger tweeted:
By comparing Putin with Hitler and Russia with the Nazis, Labour MP Chris Bryant out-Tories the Tories to become a finalist for the Warmongers Prize. The winner of this coveted award must abuse Russia without proof or referring to the risk of world war. Nominations please![6]
Pro War
On 14 February 2022, George Galloway tweeted:
A LOATHSOME SLITHERING INDIVIDUAL Labour MP Chris Bryant appeared on a dating show in his underpants and voted for every war going, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Syria. You can tell Peru’s new president Castillo is a good egg because Bryant and Labour hate him. [7]
References
- ↑ https://www.politics.co.uk/parliament/chris-bryant-tweet-retweeted-by-andrew-bridgen-is-actionable-and-an-incitement-towards-violence/
- ↑ "Boris Johnson to face probe over claims he misled Parliament about lockdown parties"
- ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11586579/Labour-MP-Chris-Bryant-knighted-despite-leading-charge-against-Boris-Johnson.html
- ↑ "Sir Chris Bryant has sadly missed out on the Rectorship of Exeter College Oxford"
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/27/chris-bryant-admit-billionaire-money-laundering-claims-wrong
- ↑ "By comparing Putin with Hitler and Russia with the Nazis, Labour MP Chris Bryant out-Tories the Tories to become a finalist for the Warmongers Prize"
- ↑ "A LOATHSOME SLITHERING INDIVIDUAL Labour MP Chris Bryant appeared on a dating show in his underpants and voted for every war going, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Syria. You can tell Peru’s new president Castillo is a good egg because Bryant and Labour hate him."